Ryan Reynolds attends council meeting despite Tory’s ‘message of hate’ complaint

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    Ryan Reynolds said he and Rob McElhenney were "the luckiest guys on Earth" after being given the freedom of Wrexham.

    It comes after the city honoured the Hollywood duo after purchasing Wrexham AFC and completely transforming the club. However, there have been some dissenting voices – particularly from Tory councillor Hugh Jones.

    The Conservative spoke out against the decision after hitting out at Reynolds for liking a post on Instagram from Wrexham striker Paul Mullin, which contained the words 'f*** the Tories'. Snowflake Jones insisted the post was a "message of hate".

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    Nevertheless, the decision has gone ahead after Reynolds attended the Wrexham council meeting via video link, saying: "Wrexham is home to one of the most beautiful stories on Earth. I recognise that this is to honour our contribution but I'd also say that the reverse holds true with this town, what it's given us is immeasurable.

    Wrexham.com reported how he continued: "What it's given Wales and the rest of the world is immeasurable. Rob and I walked in with a pretty crazy idea a few years ago and Wrexham ran with that idea. Our goal is now and has always been to uphold the values of the community and this club."

    Reynolds and McElhenney purchased Wrexham back in 2021 for £2million and since then, the Red Dragons have reached the league play-offs and a FA Trophy Final at Wembley. Off the pitch, a Disney+ series titled Welcome to Wrexham has proved incredibly successful across both sides of the Atlantic.

    Mr Jones' complaints arise from Mullin's boots, which had the words 'f*** the Tories' written on them. Wrexham confirmed that the boots would not be worn during any of their fixtures after insisting that they took a neutral position on politics.

    The club said at the time: "The photographs taken at the Racecourse ground were done so without our knowledge or approval. For the record, the pictures wouldn't have been permitted to be taken, had we known, and the issue will be dealt with privately by the club."

    Tory group leader Jones said at a council meeting last month: "We're awarding the freedom at a time when one of their star players has engaged in a message of hate to a section of our community, and one of the owners has liked an Instagram post containing that same message of hate."

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